Louis M.A. Akkermans
Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Physiology
Present Appointment: Professor of Gastrointestinal Physiology, Head of the Department of Experimental Surgery, Co-Chairman of the Gastrointestinal Research Unit, Head of the Clinical GI Motility Laboratory. Department of Surgery and Gastro-enterology, G.04.228
University Medical Center Utrecht
P.O.Box 85500
3508 GA Utrecht
The Netherlands
E: L.M.A.Akkermans@umcutrecht.nl
Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Physiology
Present Appointment: Professor of Gastrointestinal Physiology, Head of the Department of Experimental Surgery, Co-Chairman of the Gastrointestinal Research Unit, Head of the Clinical GI Motility Laboratory. Department of Surgery and Gastro-enterology, G.04.228
University Medical Center Utrecht
P.O.Box 85500
3508 GA Utrecht
The Netherlands
E: L.M.A.Akkermans@umcutrecht.nl
GI Motility, Lower Oesophageal Physiology, Functional Bowel Diseases, Mucosal Barrier Function, Acute Pancreatitis, Gut Flora and Probiotics, Neurogastroenterology and Gut-Brain-Axis in IBS
Supervision of higher degree students:
27 Ph.D.'s (1980 - 2003)
At present: 3 Ph.D. students
| 1985 - 1995 | Member of the Ethical (Scientific) Committee for Studies in Humans of the University Medical Center Utrecht |
| 1993 - 1997 | Chairman Ethical Committee for Experimental Studies in Animals, Medical Faculty, Utrecht |
| 1997 - | Vice-chairman Ethical Committee for Experimental Studies in Animals, UMC Utrecht |
| 1993 - | Treasurer of the Section of Gastrointestinal Motility of the Dutch Society of Gastroenterology |
| 1994 - 1998 | Member of the Steering Committee of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Motility |
| 1998 - 2003 | Executive Chairman of the European Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility |
| 1998 | Chairman of the organising committee of the 9th European Symposium on Neurogastroenterology and Motility, Maastricht |
| 1999 - | Member of the Scientific Committee of the United European Gastroenterology Federation (UEGF) |
| 2000 - | Member of the Management Committee of the journal “Neurogastroenterology and Motility” |
See: www.pubmed.com under “Akkermans LM”, about 160 publications